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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | https://nonprofitquarterly.org/a-primer-for-participatory-grantmaking/ | This article provides an overview of some of the key definitions and models in participatory grantmaking, it covers the history of participatory grantmaking, how to get started, who the participants can be, and the various models being used in philanthropy today. | History, Getting Started, Models, Best Practices | Kelley Buhles | 2021 | | https://www.canva.com/design/DAFhToHCdDs/-TV1jFnevyOTUogaz4CVgg/view?utm_campaign=designshare&utm_content=DAFhToHCdDs&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink#1 | This resource aims toaddress the practicalities of implementing participatory grantmaking (PGM) with place-based funders. | Operations | Camden Giving, London's Giving & London Funders | 2021 | | http://onsidepartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Governance-Analysis-for-Participatory-Grantmaking-and-Funder-Collaboratives-v2.pdf | This report offers 10 examples of how participatory grantmaking works within funder collaboratives, with a focus on governance. | Governance | Heather Wooten, Samantha Graff & Christine Fry | 2021 | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_iq16gSAaQ&ab_channel=HannahPaterson | A video recording of the first in a series of webinars on participatory grantmaking, which addresses participatory grantmaking basics. | Basics | Hannah Paterson | 2021 | | https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2020/11/6/truly-shifting-philanthropys-power-dynamics-requires-new-structures-for-giving | This article describes three approaches for shifting power in philanthropy: flow funding, shared gifting, and community-led grantmaking. The article shares several examples of funders working with each model. | Models, Flow Funding, Shared Gifting Community-led Funds | Donna Daniels & Kelley Buhles | 2020 | | https://medium.com/i-g-insights/why-participatory-philanthropy-is-essential-to-progress-d8d229ed9e7a | Brief article focused on participatory grantmaking from the perspective of donors and philanthropy advisors. | Fundraising | Emily Collins-Ellis | 2020 | | https://www.philanthropy.com/article/how-to-redistribute-power-between-grant-makers-and-charities/?cid=gen_sign_in | Reflections from 10 years of practicing participatory grantmaking | Report | Kelley Buhles | 2019 | | https://grantcraft.org/content/takeaways/mechanics-of-participatory-grantmaking/ | For practitioners starting out with participatory grantmaking or looking to refine their own participatory processes, understanding the minutia how other foundations approach this work can be invaluable. | Community | Grantcraft | 2018 | | https://youngfeministfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FRIDA-Grantmaking-Report.pdf | This detailed report examines FRIDA's particiaptory grantmaking experiences over five years. | women's rights, rapid prototyping, peer review, women & girls | FRIDA | 2015 |
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| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-DisabilityRight.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | Disability Rights | GrantCraft by Candid | 2021 |
| https://hewlett.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Hewlett-Foundation-OE-DEI-Grants-Report.pdf | This report from Hewlett discussed their participatory approach to their OE-DEI grants on Page 18. | Grantcraft | 2021 | |
| https://equalityfund.ca/grantmaking/step-up-step-back-reimagining-non-competitive-grantmaking-in-community/ | This report follows the journey of the Equality Fund to reimagine traditional competitive grantmaking models. It covers the lessons behind this journey. It details the process and co-development of Step Up/Step Back, shares the experiences of the funds that participated, and discusses some of the points of tension that arose in the process. | Women, Feminist Fund | Equality Fund | 2021 |
| https://www.connectsport.co.uk/research/model-city-bringing-sports-power-people | This article tells the story of the Model City program. | Sports | Lee Parker | 2020 |
| https://www.macfound.org/press/article/themes-our-participatory-grantmaking-pilot-arts/ | This article describes MacArthur's experience implementing participatory grantamking in their Culture, Equity, and the Arts program. | Arts, | MacArthur Foundation | 2020 |
| https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f1940ec39f7473088deb8ae/t/5f3fe158dc65a031c89aac27/1598022048006/Review%2Bof%2BCOVID%2Bfund%2B(1).pdf | This is detailed report on Camden Giving's approach to participatory grantmaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Covid- 19 | Camden Giving | 2020 |
| https://medium.com/reimagine-money/arctic-indigenous-fund-transforms-philanthropys-power-dynamics-bcc4619a7b2b | An interview with the Arctic Indigenous Fund, an Indigneous led participatory grantmaking program | Indigneous | Kelley Buhles | 2020 |
| https://yesweekly.com/winston-salem-foundation-awards-grants-for-creative-solutions/ | Brief articles describing the Winston-Salem Foundation's approach to participatory grantmaking with a transportation theme. | Transportation | Yes! Weekly | 2019 |
| https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/news/taking-the-time-to-make-it-just-so-communities-can-lead-five-lessons-from-a-new-participatory-community-led-initiative/ | Describes the participatory approach of RAWA's Creative Palestinian Communities Fund. | Community | Colleen Jankovic & Moukhtar Kokache | 2019 |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4n_guqUqHQ&ab_channel=globalfundcf | Short video describing RAWA's approach to particiaptory grantmaking. | Community | RAWA | 2019 |
| https://www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/beneficiaries-in-charge/ | This article describes Rosa's experience implementing particiaptory grantmaking as a women's fund, drawing on the experience of other women's funds. | Cullagh Warnock & Samantha Rennie | 2019 | |
| https://medium.com/@hannah.paterson/systematic-change-through-participatory-grant-making-db9106e78631 | This article describes the approach of the Other Foundation in South Africa for achieving systemic change through particiaptory grantmaking. | Systemic Change | Hannah Paterson | 2019 |
| https://www.openglobalrights.org/participatory-grantmaking-helps-to-shift-power-relations-in-mexico/ | This article describes how participatory grantmaking can be used as a tool to shift power by examining the approach of Fondo Semillas, a women's fund in Mexico. | power, women's rights, decision-making, peer review, funding, rapid prototyping | Jenny Barry | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-BrooklynComm.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | Youth, Neighbourhood, PGM Model, goodresourcetoknowhow | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-Edge.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | gender justice, climate justice, racial justice, membership based organization, sex worker, Trust Based Philanthropy, movement | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-Edge.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-GlobalGreengrants.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | Climate/ Environment; | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-haymarket.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-kindle.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-NYWomens.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | women & girls | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-LibertyHill.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-redUmbrella.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | Sex Workers | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-RSFsocial.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-uhai.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | LGBTQIA+ | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 |
| https://grantcraft.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/PGM-CatherineD.pdf | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://rsfsocialfinance.org/2018/01/10/in-womens-circle-collaboration-reigns-supreme/ | This article shares reflections from a participatory grantmaking program focused on women entrepreneurs | Women, Community Voice | Afsana Hye | 2018 |
| https://www.participatorygrantmaking.org/2021/03/15/mechanics-of-participatory-grantmaking-durfee/ | This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft. | GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| http://www.thelafayettepractice.com/reports/wikiwayreport/ | This detailed report describes Wikipedia's particiaptory grantmaking practice. | Digital Rights | Matty Hart | 2018 |
| https://rsfsocialfinance.org/2018/01/16/gifting-power/ | This short video is an overview of RSF's shared gifting approach. | 2018 | ||
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQQD9zvuLxQ&ab_channel=MaineInitiatives | This short video describes how participatory grantmaking is linked with justice in the context of the participatory grantmaking work of Maine Initiatives. | Community | Maine Initiatives | 2017 |
| https://ssir.org/articles/entry/shared_gifting_shifting_funding_power_to_nonprofits# | This article shares some of the outcomes from participatory grantmaking via Shared Gifting | Kelley Buhles | 2017 | |
| https://medium.com/@FundAction/dealing-with-power-relations-in-participatory-grant-making-8cb82a2832d9 | This brief article explores the experience of FundAction with including funder representatives in its particiaptory grantmaking processes. | Power | Menno Weijs | 2017 |
| https://rsfsocialfinance.org/2016/11/02/generosity-thats-biggern-dallas/ | An interview with funder, participant and facilitator of a participatory grantmaking program | Dallas | RSF Quarterly | 2016 |
| https://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/research-reports/report-participatory-grant-making-success-story-southern-africa | "This report describes the participatory approach of the Other Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing human rights in southern Africa, with a particular focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people." | LGBTQIA+ | Atlantic Philanthropies | 2014 |
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| https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EzZ8NyADzvU_jy3fTF24Aqc5R2zmxxF_uypcfE9BVG8/edit?usp=sharing (Document) | This document offers the research about PGM across the UK | The Advocacy Team | 2023 | |
| https://prezi.com/v/view/iBINbcQkDiR9TcrUcMmU/ (Video) | This video contains research about PGM across the UK | The Advocacy Team | 2023 | |
| https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/participatory-grantmaking-aims-dismantle-power-imbalances-between-funders-and-communities-they-serve | Highlights from Jasmine Johnson's qualitative study of 10 participatory grantmakers | Gillian Gaynair | 2021 | |
| https://fundingexchangehistory.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/funding_exchange_history_spring_2017.pdf | This detailed report describes the history of the Funding Exchange, which played a leading role as a participatory funder until it closed in 2012. | Movements | Theodora Lurie | 2018 |
| https://baringfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Discussion-Paper-ME-for-Participatory-Grantmaking.pdf | This report was produced by the Baring Foundation as they explored participatory models. The discussion paper is based on interviews with dozens of practitioners and includes definitions and key themes related to participatory grantmaking. | Evaluation | 2016 | |
| https://participatorygrantmaking.issuelab.org/resource/philanthropy-and-the-new-economy-models-for-collaborative-and-democratic-innovation.html | This report from 2014 looks at alternative models of philanthropy that would be helpful with movement building | Christi Electris Allen White | 2014 | |
| https://www.alliancemagazine.org/feature/power-sharing-in-philanthropy/ | This report from 2013 highlights some of the early participatory grantmaking programs globally and how they are governed | Governance, Global | Sophie Pritchard | 2013 |
| http://rsfsocialfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/11/Shared-Gifting.pdf | This report provides a case study of Shared Gifting, a closed collective model of participatory grantmaking, as well as an exploration into some of the challenges with modern philanthropy. | Case Study, Closed Collective, Shared Gifting | Kelley Buhles | 2012 |
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| https://blog.blackbaud.com/participatory-grantmaking-im-in-now-what/ | How to for getting started with participatory grantmaking | Katy Love & Diana Samarasan | 2022 | |
| https://www.grantgiversmovement.org/ethics-in-philanthropy | 2022 | |||
| https://assets.nationbuilder.com/jfn/pages/4445/attachments/original/1648165037/PGM_Guidebook_Complete_v4_WEB.pdf?1648165037 | This guide explores participatory grantmaking in Jewish philanthropy | N/A | 2022 | |
| https://globalhumanrights.org/commentary/fund-101-intro-to-participatory-grant-making/ | This Q&A with John Kabia shares benefits and challenges of participatory grantmaking | John Kabia | 2021 | |
| https://www.participatorygrantmaking.org/2021/04/06/paying-decision-makers/ | Cameron Bray, Learning & Participation Manager at Barking & Dagenham Giving and Anne Shewring, Programme Director at Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving , reflect on their experiences with compensating people for their time spent on participatory processes. | 2021 | ||
| https://www.churchillfellowship.org/ideas-experts/ideas-library/devolving-power-through-participatory-grant-making | This report was produced by Hannah Paterson to summarize her exploration of participatory grantmaking during her Winston Churchill Fellowship. It explores different participatory models, provides practical tips, and unearths important themes in this area. | Hannah Paterson | 2021 | |
| https://blog.submittable.com/participatory-grantmaking/ | This article provides a brief guide to starting a participatory process | Laura Steele | 2021 | |
| https://medium.com/@beeckcenter/how-grantmakers-can-get-involved-with-participatory-grantmaking-today-e6d348493c17 | This is the second article on participatory grantmaking in a three part series from the Beeck Center, which is exploring ways that funders can shift power to communities. | Decision-making | Ben Wrobel & Meg Massey | 2020 |
| https://www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/how-to-do-participatory-grantmaking-online-during-covid-19/ | This brief article provides practical tips for funders who want to launch, expand, or continue their participatory practice in the context of a global pandemic where in-person meetings are impractical. | Covid-19 | Winifred Olliff & Katy Love | 2020 |
| https://hannah-paterson.medium.com/getting-your-board-on-board-with-partic-d66fd98eb8a0 | This article offers tips for addressing common concerns that board members at traditional funders may have about participatory grantmaking. | board | Hannah Paterson | 2020 |
| https://medium.com/@hannah.paterson/staff-skills-and-operationalisation-putting-participatory-grant-making-pgm-into-practice-340b566f500a | Article about the resources (budget and staff skills) needed to implement participatory grantmaking. | Operations | Hannah Paterson | 2020 |
| https://winifred-olliff.medium.com/how-should-we-decide-8d661fc823ae | This brief article outlines a spectrum of group decisionmaking techniques that are applicable in the context of participatory grantmaking. | Winifred Olliff | 2020 | |
| https://www.grantbook.org/blog/participatory-grantmaking-grants-managers | This interview-style article features tips from Janice Tud and Arlene Wilson-Grant for administering grants in a participatory grantmaking context. | Operations | Tierney Smith & Katy Love | 2020 |
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pvAljNMl1HhJZS8IAl7IJ2-9MTsdDlsG/view | This brief report includes practical tips on implementing a shared gifting practice. | Closed Collective, Shared Gifting, Getting Started | Kelley Buhles, Afsana Hye, Raquel Iglesias, & Ellie Lanphier | 2019 |
| https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/tfr/vol12/iss1/5/ | This article addresses the design of this approach to grantmaking and, specifically, whether changing the decision-making process in addition to changing the decision makers has an effect on how grants are allocated. It examines the design of two grant review processes — one based on popular voting, the other a more traditional rubric approach — and compares their outcomes to learn whether a more open and discursive process based on popular voting for grantee selection helps to overcome bias against small organizations. | Wojcik, Oktawia et al | 2019 | |
| https://medium.com/@hannah.paterson/evaluating-participatory-grantmaking-9bffba0e6797 | This brief article provides recommendations for evaluating particiaptory grantmaking work. | Evaluation | Hannah Paterson | 2019 |
| https://nonprofitquarterly.org/moving-beyond-feedback-the-promise-of-participatory-grantmaking/ | This detailed article including some useful graphics that focuses on participatory grantmaking as a way to move power in philanthropy. | Power | Cynthia Gibson | 2019 |
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pvAljNMl1HhJZS8IAl7IJ2-9MTsdDlsG/view | This toolkit provides an overview of how to set up and run your own Shared Gifting circle, a closed collective model of participatory grantmking | Kelley Buhles, Afsana Hye, Raquel Iglesias, & Ellie Lanphier | 2019 | |
| https://grantcraft.org/content/guides/deciding-together/?platform=hootsuite | This report shares lessons learned from participatory funders around the world. | Cynthia Gibson & Jen Bokoff, GrantCraft by Candid | 2018 | |
| https://learningforfunders.candid.org/content/blog/why-every-funder-should-consider-participatory-grantmaking/ | This article provides an overview of the strengths and challenges of participatory grantmaking, reflections from a gathering of practioners in 2016 | Katy Love & Kelley Buhles | 2017 | |
| https://www.fordfoundation.org/media/3599/participatory_grantmaking-lmv7.pdf | Detailed paper arguing for the importance of adopting participatory models in philanthropy. | Cynthia Gibson | 2017 | |
| https://philanthropy.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Participatory-Philanthropy-Churchill.pdf | This report describes the results of a 2015 Winston Churchill Fellowship on participatory grantmaking. | Lani Evans | 2015 | |
| http://www.thelafayettepractice.com/reports/whodecides/?platform=hootsuite | Research that delves into the practices of eight participatory funders. | Matty Hart | 2014 |